Q: Is 3,802,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,802,344 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,802,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 1,092 1,741 2,184 3,482 5,223 6,964 10,446 12,187 13,928 20,892 22,633 24,374 36,561 41,784 45,266 48,748 67,899 73,122 90,532 97,496 135,798 146,244 158,431 181,064 271,596 292,488 316,862 475,293 543,192 633,724 950,586 1,267,448 1,901,172 and 3,802,344, with no remainder.

Since 3,802,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,802,344, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).